The IAGOS Research Infrastructure was established in January 2014 as an International not for profit Association (IAGOS-AISBL) with its seat in Brussels.
Organisation Chart
The General Assembly (GA) is the highest decision making body. It is composed of one representative of each Member and is chaired by the President. The GA has full oversight over Strategy, Activities and Budget of the Association, elects the Members of the Executive Board (EB), including the Chief Executive, and approves the General Secretary upon proposition by the EB. Roles for meetings and decisions are regulated in the Statutes.
The Executive Board (EB) legally represents the Association in the day to day business. Members of the EB are:
Valerie Thouret (Chair); Andreas Zahn (Vice-Chair); Andreas Petzold (Treasurer); Martin Gallagher; Christoph Gerbig.
The Executive Secretary (ES) is Hannah Clark.
The following committees have been established for giving advice to the bodies of IAGOS for long-term strategy and technical planning:
The Advisory Board (AB) :
Jonathan Preist, Airbus, Toulouse (Chair); Arlyn Andrews NOAA-ESRL, USA; Volker Grewe, DLR Germany, and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Gelsomina Pappalardo, CNR, Italy; Vincent-Henri Peuch, ECMWF, Germany; Cyril Crevoisier, LMD, France
The Technical Planning Group (TPG):
Philippe Nédélec, CNRS (chair); Andreas Petzold, FZ-Jülich; Harald Franke, enviscope GmbH; Harald Boenisch, KIT
The Technical Operations Group (TOG):
Uli Bundke, FZ-Jülich (Chair); Andreas Petzold, FZ-Jülich; Harald Franke, enviscope GmbH; Christoph Gerbig, MPI-BGC; Andreas Zahn, KIT; Romain Blot, CNRS; Gary Lloyd, University of Manchester; Ralf Stosius, enviscope GmbH, Susanne Rohs; FZ-Jülich.
The Quality Assessment Group (QAG):
Herman Smit, FZ-Jülich (Chair); Romain Blot, CNRS; Uli Bundke, FZ-Jülich; Susanne Rohs, FZ-Jülich; Christoph Gerbig, MPI-BGC; Markus Herman, TROPOS; Helmut Ziereis, DLR; Andreas Zahn, KIT; Martin Gallagher, University of Manchester; Bastien Sauvage, CNRS.
The Data Management Group (DMG):
Damien Boulanger, OMP-SEDOO (Chair); Romain Blot, CNRS; Uli Bundke, FZ-Jülich; Susanne Rohs, FZ-Jülich; Marcel Berg, FZ-Jülich; Rita Gomez, FZ-Jülich; Christoph Gerbig, MPI-BGC; Andreas Zahn, KIT; Florian Orbersteiner, KIT; Gary Lloyd, University of Manchester.